Post in Vote: What issue would you like to hold a public discussion about?

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> Thanks to everyone for their comments on this, it seems like there's
> a real interest in doing something, which is great to hear.
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> From here and elsewhere we've had a few suggestions as to topics -
> to give everyone a chance to have their say, I've put them together
> into a two-question survey: please click through to vote for your
> favourite:
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> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gQVcBe50yfQUF2xvKFBVzA_3d_3d
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> Thanks
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> Anthony
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> On 3 May 2008, at 19:36, Tony Cook wrote:
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>> I've been directed to the following quote from Thomas Paine:
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>> "It is the nature and intention of a constitution to prevent
>> governing
>> by party, by establishing a common principle that shall limit and
>> control the power and impulse of party, and that says to all parties,
>> thus far shalt thou go and no further. But in the absence of a
>> constitution, men look entirely to party; and instead of principle
>> governing party, party governs principle."
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>> Perhaps the public discussion on democracy could be tied to next
>> year's commemoration of the bi-centennial of Thomas Paines's death?
>> He
>> had local connections as a school master in Lewes.
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>> Tony C
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>> Tony Cook
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